The Dunes Alternative School, on the campus of West Ottawa High School, held its graduation ceremony June 5.

More than 200 friends, family members and staff members gathered in the south building cafeteria to celebrate the achievements of 31 seniors, the largest graduating class in the history of the Dunes.

What are you looking forward to now that you have graduated?

"The opportunities that will open up for me and a fresh new start." — Yazmin Velazquez

"Not dealing with the drama of school." — Jessica Burdette

"Going to college and getting a job ... just being done with school finally." — Edmundo Garcia

"I want to get my certified medical interpreter certificate so I'm looking forward to that and then going back to Baker College where I was originally going for a couple of months for surgical tech." — Michael Valdez